🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
A big day at the capitol for the CRC.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) A bill that would officially make it “in the state’s interest” to move forward on the I-5 freeway widening project between Oregon and Washington will be given a public hearing in Salem today. The bill, HB 2800, is being pushed by Governor Kitzhaber … Read more
Rockstar invests in racing in Red Hook.(Image via NY Times) We start off our best-of-the-web recap today with several stories about car ownership and car culture… — It seems to be getting more and more expensive to own a car. A few weeks back we shared that the annual cost of ownership had passed $10,000 … Read more
The thrill of a MMRs.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland’s legendary Midnight Mystery Ride is ten years old! To celebrate, there will be a special edition tonight and you’re all invited. Known as MMR, the Midnight Mystery Rides were created by Ayleen Crotty (yes the same Ayleen that spearheaded the Multnomah County Bike Fair, Filmed by … Read more
Register! Just not all at once. The servers handling registration for the 2013 Cycle Oregon ride collapsed shortly after people started signing up on Wednesday. Now the organization is still digging out of the snafu and they hope to have everything cleaned up by Monday. Cycle Oregon went to online-only registration in 2012 and people … Read more
“Demands for new biking, walking, transit, and other system improvements are common, but do you ever see activists clamoring for paving and street maintenance?” Twice this week citizens of Portland have taken action to raise awareness about unsafe streets. Benjamin Kerensa emailed us a video (watch it below) he put together of the crosswalk at … Read more
Marine Drive and its adjacent mulit-use path along the Columbia River is a popular place to ride; but tighter federal levee regulations might impact future access.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Two great bike jobs posted to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out below… Field Programs Manager – Cascade Bicycle Club Global Fit Engineering Manager – Yakima Products, Inc.
Cover of PBOT Financial Task Force report. – Download it here (PDF) – In December of last year, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) published a Financial Task Force (FTF) Report. The 22-page document (PDF) gives an overview of the bureau’s budget, outlines its vulnerabilities, and most importantly, gives recommendations for new revenue streams. The … Read more
Sally Jewell at her nomination announcement. (Photo: Pete Souza/White House) If you’ve been biking for a few years, chances are you have something in your closet from national outdoor retailer REI. Now the CEO of that company, Sally Jewell has been picked by President Obama to be Secretary of the Interior. With that job comes … Read more
April Economides.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Yesterday I met April Economides, a self-described “green urbanist” who is growing a solid reputation for making bicycles — and bicycling — a more visible and respected part of doing business. Through her firm, Green Octopus Consulting, April works with business associations, advocacy groups, and government agencies to plan and … Read more
PBOT has made the prohibition of right turns onto N Wheeler from Broadway permanent.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
From MetroMile website. MetroMile, the pay-per-mile car insurance company that set up it’s national headquarters and launched in Portland back in December has an offer for BikePortland readers: The first 100 people to sign up for a “Test Drive” of their service get a free month to see if it’s a good fit. The basic … Read more